Katja, I'm CC'ing the local astronomy community, and will let them respond to you directly. Debbie is in St. George, and may be interested (Debbie?), as are others. Anyone on the list, feel free to respond here. /R --- On Fri, 4/1/11, Katja Jahn <kjahn@ymtvacations.com> wrote: From: Katja Jahn <kjahn@ymtvacations.com> Subject: Astronomy Club Inquiry To: retenney@yahoo.com Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 10:51 AM Dear Rich, I have found your email through the UVAA website and hope you can help with a commercial inquiry for the St. George area. A few years back I have been privy to a wonderful “stargazing night” with lecture at the Red Rock Mountain Spa in St. George. A docent had come to the resort, talked about some general points of stargazing then a group of us was transported to an outside residential area where a large telescope was set up and where we could admire the moon’s rising and the awesome night sky around us. A memory that I am still treasuring! Now it just so happens that I am Travel professional and am developing programs for a large tour operator traveling through the St. George area regularly. Based on my experience, I am currently looking to establish such a program for our groups as an “optional tour” (which guest could purchase as a package on top of their basic trip). I am wondering if you have members in your club that would be interested to guide our travelers on such a night. We would sell this commercially for a profit so this could be compensated either as a donation to your club or as a regular payment to the docent. Our groups are mature travelers from the US and Canada and I am sure a package that includes dinner at a local restaurant, a little presentation on general stargazing and then the great experience itself would generate a lot of interest. We are staying at the BW Abbey in for the 2011 season and have coach transportation available to us. Any assistance you can provide, even if only a name to refer to, will be much appreciated. Best regards, Katja Katja M. JahnProduct Manager YMT Vacations I TUI Travel PLC100 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Ste. 1700El Segundo, CA 90245Phn: 310-649-7110cell: 310-648-4200fax: 310-649-1075 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including attachments, is for the sole use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution, or reproduction is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy this message and its attachments in its entirety.